{"id":8437,"date":"2017-01-19T15:51:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-19T14:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/?post_type=biography&#038;p=8437"},"modified":"2017-04-19T23:50:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-19T22:50:44","slug":"ekpenyong-dr-jonah-b","status":"publish","type":"biography","link":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/biography\/ekpenyong-dr-jonah-b\/","title":{"rendered":"EKPENYONG, Dr. Jonah B"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>University Teacher, Federal Civil Ser vant, Director, National Orientation Agency; LGA: Uruan; Born: Jan. 20, 1942; Pa: ChiefStanisla lls Ekpenyong(d) and Madam Monica Mayen Ekpenyong; Married to Mrs. Dian Ekpenyong; Child: Paul (12); Education: Howard Univ ., Washington D.C., USA, 1971-74, B.A. (SociologylPol. Sc.); San Francisco State Univ., USA, 1975-7 6, M.A. (Pol. Sc.); The Johns Hopkins Univ., Washington D.C., 1979, (Cert. in Advanced Diplomacy) Florida State Univ., 1981-86, Ph.D. (Pol. Sc.); Career and Work History: Staff, St. Vincent&#8217;s School, Oti, Oron; Teaching Asst., Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, USA, 1981-86; Lecturer, Alabama A &#038; M Univ ., Huntsville, USA, 1986-87; Lecturer, Univ. of Calabar, Calabar, 1987-93; Sub Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Univ. of Calabar, Calabar, 1991-93; Director, National Orientation Agency, Uyo, 1993-96; Director, NPA, Calabar, I 996-present; Career Related Activities\/Responsibilities: He ld several administrative positions in St. Vincent School, Oti, Oron, 1~6 7-70 ; Univ. of Caiabar, Calabar, 1988-89; Special Work Related Achievement: Study of the African Political Parties in 1985-86; Study on Administration of the Federal Territory and State Capitals in Nigeria, 1990-95; Publications: &#8220;National Development in Nigeria: The Executive Phenomenon&#8221; in Prof. S. G. Tyoden (Editor); Constitutionalism and National Development In Nigeria, 1990, Ibadan; &#8221;Towards Redefining the Role of Top Bureaucrats in Nigeria: Institutional Disabilities and Critical Policy Issues&#8221;, 1990; in A A. Ujo (Editor), Three Decades of Public Administration in Nigeria, Ibadan; Publications of the Nigerian Political Science Asscn; &#8220;The Foundation for a Workable Democracy in Nigeria&#8221; in Bayo Adekanye (Editor); Instilulions and Processes of Democratisation in Nigeria, Ibadan, Publication of the Nigerian Political Science Asscn; Civic and Political Activities: Leading the People of Akwa Thorn State in the Struggle Against Indiscipline and Corruption through the National Orientation Agency, 1993-96; Pres., Ibiaku Uruan Thirik Tank, Ibiaku Uruan, I 994-present; Awards: Pi Sigma Alpha, Howard Uni~., Washington DC, USA, 1977; Recipient of the James B. Grubb Scholarship, San Francisco State Univ., USA, 1977; Department of Political\u00b7 Science Scholarship, Florida State Univ., USA, 1981-86; Grand Patron, Antiquity and Historical Research Asscn of Nigeria, Uyo, 1994; Cert of Merit\/Patron, Sports Lovers Social Club of Nigeria, Uyo, 1994; Professional Memberships: Mem, The Nigerian Political Science Asscn; Mem, The American Political Science Asscn; Mem, International Studies Asscn, USA; Religious Affiliation: Catholicism; Hobbies: Tennis, Footba ll; Office: clo National Orientation Agency, 18 Okon Essien Street, Uyo, AKS; Home: Plot C6, Ewet Housing Estate, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Tel: (085) 204420. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[176,219],"writer":[],"class_list":["post-8437","biography","type-biography","status-publish","hentry","category-academia","category-civil-service"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/8437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/biography"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/biography\/8437\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8437"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8437"},{"taxonomy":"writer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blerf.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/writer?post=8437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}